These little ornaments are easy to do using any kind of small vine and a simple counted cross stitch pattern. That is dried Spanish moss used as an accent.
This is a small wooden ornament that stays out all year long. One side suggests Christmas and the other side is plain. I just flip it over every December and back again in January.
My daughter Lynn made this little yo yo wreath when she was a young teenager. The materials in the wreath have memories for both of us. The tiny yo yos were stuffed with a little bit of cotton to give them body. They were strung on a medium weight craft wire.
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I made these ornaments out of frozen orange juice lids . I penciled on the design and then used a hammer and a nail to punch out the design. (Be sure to put a board underneath if you try this.) The paint is just plain acrylics. This would be a good craft for kids to do. Just don't let them put the lid on your good furniture to punch it. That would give you one memory too many for those ornaments. They can hold the nail in place by using a pair of pliers to steady it. That would cut down on the banged fingers too.
This one was made from some left over stuff. I like it because of its simplicity. This wreath is made from a honeysuckle vine. I make a lot of wreaths of all sizes from honeysuckle vines.
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I pick up plain wreaths at garage sales for very little money and then add whatever suits my fancy at the moment. The snowman, tree and star are stuffed with cotton and then stiffened with a product bought at the craft store. Paint them with acrylic paints.
This simple ornament stays out all year long. It is mostly self explanatory. The small circle item is a button of appropriate color and size.
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I didn't create these items bu t I think they would be very easy to make. Therefore, I am posting them here for everyone to copy.
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Beautiful. You are very crafty. I look forward to more pictures. Thanks for sharing.
We used to go all out in our Christmas decorations but 1 year the water came up and ruined all our things ( we stored them under our elevated house down the bayou) and we've never had the heart to start over. I do set the table with the Christmas dishes and we put up a small tree but that is about the extent of it. I do like to hang the Christmas cards we get every year.
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They can hold the nail in place by using a pair of pliers to steady it. That would cut down on the banged fingers too.
Ellen...I enjoyed my tour of your Christmas things...can I come for the Holidays?? Jo